Explore ‘Battleship Island’ – Japan’s Decaying Ghost Town [video]

The Ruins of Valle dei Mulini in Italy

According to Ancient Origins –

Ruins of old mills dot the landscape of the Valle dei Mulini (‘Valley of the Mills’). Their crumbled walls are the remains of abandoned structures which once filled the valley with human life. Now, the ruins have been reclaimed by Mother Nature. The outstanding foliage provides visitors with a soothing green view as they explore the ruins.

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Abandoned And Forgotten Places [video]

Photographer Matt Emmett specializes in shooting abandoned buildings and other structures. There’s something eerie about knowing that these locations that exude total stillness and silence were once inhabited and lively, but there’s also a beauty and a crumbling majesty to many of the places he shoots.

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Old Abandoned Olympic Venues

With the Olympics now in full swing, take a different view of the games. This set of photos shows the old, abandoned sites of Olympics past.

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Forgotten Car Collection Found In France – 60 Cars Could be Worth $20 Million

From BoredPanda.com –

Even today, when the whole world has been mapped by GPS, there are still valuable hidden treasures left to discover. After calling in auctioneers, the grandchildren of entrepreneur Roger Baillon discovered that the collection of 60 vintage automobiles from the 1930s to the 1950s left to rust in sheds on the family’s farm in western France could be worth £12 million or more at auction.

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Photos of New Orleans’ Abandoned Amusement Park

In 2005, New Orleans’ Six Flags amusement park closed for Hurricane Katrina and has never re-opened.

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